1. F 3 @ T 3 (Function Family Fun @ T 3 ) 2010 T 3 International Conference Atlanta, GA Friday, March 5 th

2. Where I’m from

4. Nspire Self-Assessment  Please self assess you experience with Nspire:  1 finger indicates no prior experience  2 fingers indicates only using at workshops  3 fingers indicates using the handheld in your class  4 fingers indicates downloading and using pre-made activities in you class  5 fingers indicates creating your own activities in your class and being an expert at your school

5. Function Modeling  The Ontario secondary Mathematics curriculum has a function modeling theme that runs from grades 9 to 12  Nspire makes function modeling accessible to every student using only handhelds and CBR2’s  Linear modeling in grade 9  Quadratic modeling in grade 10  Periodic (Sinusoidal) modeling in grade 11  Collecting data improves student engagement and comprehension

6. Auto Launch Window  Since OS v1.6, Nspire (CAS and non-CAS) allows “Plug N Play” with data collection devices  To begin you simply open a new document and add a blank notes page  Next, connect the CBR2, or Vernier probe, and an Auto Launch window appears.

7. Data Collection Console  Once you select the type of page to collect data onto, a split screen appears with the data collection console at the bottom  The data collection console controls the beginning and end of data collection  To change the frequency and duration of the data collection use the Experiment menu  To retry the data collection use the Data menu  The data collected is stored into variables dc01.time, dc01.dist1, dcc01.vel1 and dc01.acc1

8. Linear Data Modeling Demo  The Nspire teacher edition allows you to model data collection and linear modeling  You will need a mini- USB adapter available from Vernier  Lets see a demo ….

9. Experiments to Gather Data for Modeling: Linear Data  Walk at a constant rate  Others? Quadratic Data  Ball bounce  Roll a can up a ramp  Pillow toss  Others? Sinusoidal Data  Pendulum  Walk around a hula-hoop  Weighted Springs  Others?

10. It’s Your Turn …  Form a group of 3 or 4. Your group must have members with at least two different coloured poker chips  Assign roles (Operator, Tech Support, Coach)  Your group will complete all three activities: Modeling Linear Data (Violet sheet) Modeling Quadratic Data (Light green sheet) Modeling Sinusoidal Data (Buff coloured sheet)  For extra support refer to: Data Collection with TI Nspire (Bright Green sheet) Manually Manipulating Functions on TI-Nspire (Pink Sheet)

11. Vernier Data Probes for Nspire  Vernier offers four products for data collection EZ-Temp Probe (connects to Handheld and collects real time temperatures), P/N EZ-TMP, $59 Go-Link (connect CBL2 probes to PC), P/N GO- LINK, $85 Easy Link (connect CBL2 probes to Nspire), P/N EX-LINK, $89 Mini USB Adapter (Connect EZ-Temp or CBR2 to PC), P/N MINI-USB, $7.50  Visit the Vernier booth for more information

12. Is it a Coincidence?  Texas Instrument colours and Team Canada’s colours are the same!!  P.S.: Yes, colour is spelled correctly

13. For more information, please contact me:  Dwight Stead – T 3 Regional Instructor  Dwight.stead@rogers.com Dwight.stead@rogers.com  Wiki: http://dpcdsb-nspire.wikispaces.comhttp://dpcdsb-nspire.wikispaces.com Click on the T3 Conference Link